Saturday, December 1, 2012

Battle At Winchester!

WASHINGTON, March 23. – Propositions for building gunboats
for western waters thus far received by the War Department are all found to
draw too much water.

Telegraph dispatches received here from Winchester, dated
last night nine and a half, says a slight skirmish occurred this P. M. a mile
and a half from Winchester, on the Strasburg road between a portion of Gen.
Shields’ troops and Rebel cavalry, and four pieces of artillery. – The enemy
retreated with some loss as soon as our guns opened fire.

One of our men was killed.Gen. Shields is slightly injured in the left arm, also in the elbow from
a fragment of shell.

SECOND DISPATCH.

WINCHESTER, March 23, P. M. – We have achieved a complete
victory over Jackson.Taken two guns and
caissons, killed about one hundred rebels and wounded twice as many more.Our loss probably is not over one hundred and
fifty killed and wounded.

The enemy is in full retreat.

THIRD DISPATCH.

We have achieved a glorious victory over the combined forces
of Jackson, Smith and Longstreet.The
battle was fought within four miles of Winchester and lasted from 10½ this A.
M. until dark.

The enemy numbered about fifteen thousand.Our force was not over eight thousand.

The enemy’s loss is double that of ours.We captured large numbers of prisoners.The ground is strewn with their muskets
thrown away in flight.Our cavalry is
still in pursuit of the flying rebels.Particulars cannot be ascertained till to-morrow morning.